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The cruellest pandemic play that leaves audiences haunted long after it's finished

A once sexy, sassy and sensational production is now showing signs of aging

Albania's experience under the dictatorship of Enver Hoxha has received less attention than other repressive regimes. A new book provides a timely and truly chilling spotlight.

Public Service Broadcasting captures Berlin's musical history with a magical new album - Bright Magic

Sporting talent can run in the family. Just take it from the Maldinis who have dominated football for generations...

An attempt to breathe new life into the American drama from the noughties falls short

New BBC series Ridley Road shines an uncomfortable light on the UK’s fascist revival, which took place less than 20 years after the end of the war.

There are different kinds of anger - some good and some bad. The right kind of anger can be valuable.

Singapore's island state has a well-earned reputation for law and order. But that doesn’t mean you won’t find vice there. 

Why getting kids from poor backgrounds into journalism is a priority

In a vote on the governor’s leadership through the pandemic, voters resoundingly rejected replacing him with a Trumpist Republican.

The tech firm’s sale was supposed to demonstrate confidence in a post-Brexit UK. But it hasn’t worked out like that.

There's speculation the government's culture wars hides a bigger agenda surrounding the broadcast media.

BONNIE GREER slams the 'Texas Taliban' over the strict abortion laws in Georgia and Louisiana.

BONNIE GREER on how the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center were an attempt to destroy the American Dream.

From "Dim Dom" to "Five I's", the foreign secretary has earnt a range of uncomplimentary nicknames following his performance before the House of Commons Foreign Affairs committee

BONNIE GREER on how the pandemic has intensified the shift in stanning – obsessional fandom – from the world of celebrity to politics.

From 9/11 to Kabul, LIONEL BARBER charts two of the most pivotal decades in US history, a story not of a crumbling superpower but a chosen path to turn inwards, for better or worse.

As the world waits to see the extent to which the Taliban’s victory will see the return of its brutal interpretation of Islamic law, RASHMEE ROSHAN LALL reports on different approaches used in other Muslim countries

The Afghan capital’s main stadium was used by the Taliban for public executions – and it may be again. But for PAT McFADDEN the venue was once a place of optimism

Do not underestimate Joe Biden's decisions over the withdrawal of troops in Afghanistan - he knows what he is doing.

LIONEL BARBER considers the Republicans who might pick up the MAGA mantle and bid for the White House

The 'global Britain' mantra from Boris Johnson's government is as much hot air as its 'levelling up' agenda

Hardly a household name outside the US, but Tucker Carlson is one of the most influential figures on the populist right and poster boy for TV shock jocks the world over. Is the White House in his sights?

ALASTAIR CAMPBELL on the shameful moral vacuum that is the British government of today